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the pentagon is scrambling to figure this out. the secretary of defense is on vacation but all the other staff here was proceeding apace this transgender policy would go into effect, they would figure out some way to make it work. as you mentioned, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff just last month said there are transgender personnel, americans, serving honorably, already in the services. now, the estimates from the pentagon based on a study is about 7,000 current in the armed services on the upper end of the estimates, 7,000 transgendered individuals. last year, they were told they can serve openly and the pentagon would figure out some sort of way to accommodate them to be more closely identified with the gender with which they identify. there's another separate part of that, and that's the ones that are serving. the other side of the equation is new recruits. the pentagon has struggled on how to implement that, and that's something secretary mattis last month announced a delay on. here's the north star, though, for matt
the pentagon is scrambling to figure this out. the secretary of defense is on vacation but all the other staff here was proceeding apace this transgender policy would go into effect, they would figure out some way to make it work. as you mentioned, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff just last month said there are transgender personnel, americans, serving honorably, already in the services. now, the estimates from the pentagon based on a study is about 7,000 current in the armed services...
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>> you would have to talk to the pentagon. i don't know, guys, this just happened within the last hour and a half, and they're still assessing where this thing landed and the degree to which they can get to it. >> reporter: the president is going to meet with leaders of the eastern flight nato countries. are other european leaders, nato leaders expected to join the president on the trip. >> we're putting the agenda together. the predominant reason to meet with them, the bucharest nine is to talk to the nations who are literally on the eastern flank of the nato alliance, i can't rule in or rule out there will be additional attendees. >> reporter: back to lula, is there going to be any commitments to the amazon fund by the united states during this? >> let's have the visit occur here shortly, and we'll provide you a readout. i don't have anything specific on that. >> reporter: so, john, the u.s. special presidential coordinator for global and infrastructure energy is in angola, so he met with president lorenzo, can you elaborate
>> you would have to talk to the pentagon. i don't know, guys, this just happened within the last hour and a half, and they're still assessing where this thing landed and the degree to which they can get to it. >> reporter: the president is going to meet with leaders of the eastern flight nato countries. are other european leaders, nato leaders expected to join the president on the trip. >> we're putting the agenda together. the predominant reason to meet with them, the...
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are we talking in the thousands of people that had access, inside the pentagon and outside the pentagon to include europe and bases around the united states >> tony, i don't have any numbers to provide you, as i'm sure you can appreciate the department of defense and all of our components, it's a global enterprise, doing work in all areas of the world, and so certainly we have people who have access to information that they need to do their jobs but i don't have any numbers for you. >> and you say it was widespread, though, versus outside the pentagon, though, and other military installations? >> again, the department of defense, we conduct global operations, so intelligence products, operational, informational products are shared with dod leaders and personnel globally throughout the world, whether it's in a component command, whether it's in the services. again, the important thing to understand about classified information, it's not just i want to have access to it because i have clearance, it's all based on need to know. do you have a need to know that information, and that typicall
are we talking in the thousands of people that had access, inside the pentagon and outside the pentagon to include europe and bases around the united states >> tony, i don't have any numbers to provide you, as i'm sure you can appreciate the department of defense and all of our components, it's a global enterprise, doing work in all areas of the world, and so certainly we have people who have access to information that they need to do their jobs but i don't have any numbers for you....
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want to bring in nbc's pentagon correspondent. courtney, bring us up to speed on, we have the statement here from the defense secretary lloyd austin, the statement says today these strikes happen but do we have any specifics on timing? how recently where the strikes made? >> so we, are not just in the last couple of hours. so nighttime, local, time in eastern syria. which is pretty common when they're taking these kind of strikes. one thing that we need to take a bigger step back, everyone's obviously focused on what's happening in israel and gaza, this is a pretty consistent behavior for the u.s. military when we see what we have seen in iraq and syria in the region recently, and that is a pretty dramatic uptick in attacks against bases and facilities housing u.s. troops. now, so far those attacks, they have been mainly drawn's, a couple of fire mortars and rockets. so far they have been largely unsuccessful, meaning that there have not been serious injuries. there have been roughly two dozen minor injuries. there have been some
want to bring in nbc's pentagon correspondent. courtney, bring us up to speed on, we have the statement here from the defense secretary lloyd austin, the statement says today these strikes happen but do we have any specifics on timing? how recently where the strikes made? >> so we, are not just in the last couple of hours. so nighttime, local, time in eastern syria. which is pretty common when they're taking these kind of strikes. one thing that we need to take a bigger step back,...
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hans nichols over at the pentagon. appreciate your reporting as well. >>> and as kristin was just detailing, president trump facing the international muse media today. this his first joint news conference with a foreign leader. british prime minister theresa may. trump and may offering short remarks on the special relationship between the united states and great britain. they also took several questions from the press overall this was a fairly brief press conference as these things go. the focuses and shifts in foreign policy trump ignited in just his first week in office. including coming this week that trump may consider dropping sanctions against russia. trump also as kristin just reported gearing up for a call with vladimir putin tomorrow. here's what he had to say about that. >> well, i hear a call was set up, steve, and we'll see what happens. as far as the sanctions, very early to be talking about that. but we look to have a great relationship with all countries. ideally, that won't necessarily happen. unfortuna
hans nichols over at the pentagon. appreciate your reporting as well. >>> and as kristin was just detailing, president trump facing the international muse media today. this his first joint news conference with a foreign leader. british prime minister theresa may. trump and may offering short remarks on the special relationship between the united states and great britain. they also took several questions from the press overall this was a fairly brief press conference as these things go....
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is the pentagon prepared for someone else to host? >> i don't have the specific details in front of me other than to say again, we will continue to assess the secretary's schedule in terms of here at the pentagon and as we have updates or if things need to be delegated, we'll do that as appropriate. the day-to-day business of the department continues and the secretary of course is conducting his duties from the hospital. we'll be sure to keep you and others updated in terms of who may be carrying out those specific duties or functions or if we have to reschedule. >> and just to i understand the timeline. president biden did not find out that austin was in the hospital until thursday. correct? and we don't know at this time when president biden was notified or if he was notified before thursday that the secretary had prostate cancer, correct? >> i'd have to refer you to the white house. i don't want to get into who is telling the president what. >> and so why did it take so long to get to president biden and why did the statement take
is the pentagon prepared for someone else to host? >> i don't have the specific details in front of me other than to say again, we will continue to assess the secretary's schedule in terms of here at the pentagon and as we have updates or if things need to be delegated, we'll do that as appropriate. the day-to-day business of the department continues and the secretary of course is conducting his duties from the hospital. we'll be sure to keep you and others updated in terms of who may be...
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the pentagon has confirmed that a u.s. jet shot down the chinese spy balloon that was spotted floating over parts of the country this week. now the military shut the balloon down over the atlantic. off of the coast of the carolinas. this video that you are seeing right now, this is the video that appears to show the moment that the balloon was downed. a recovery effort is now underway to gather debris of the balloon. and that debris is estimated to roughly the size of two school buses. here's what president biden told reporters about the operation last hour. >> on wednesday, when i was briefed on the balloon, i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down. on wednesday, as soon as possible. they decided it might do damage on the ground. they decided that the best time was when it was over water. so that has been our limit. they successfully took it down. and i want to compliment our aviators who did it. and we will have more to report on this a little later. thank you. >> what is your message to china? >> i told him to shoot it d
the pentagon has confirmed that a u.s. jet shot down the chinese spy balloon that was spotted floating over parts of the country this week. now the military shut the balloon down over the atlantic. off of the coast of the carolinas. this video that you are seeing right now, this is the video that appears to show the moment that the balloon was downed. a recovery effort is now underway to gather debris of the balloon. and that debris is estimated to roughly the size of two school buses. here's...
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does the pentagon find a proposal like that feasible? >> i think we're not going to get ahead of where ukraine and russia are on their discussions. this has got to be a negotiation between russia and ukraine and we're certainly not going to get in the middle of that or get ahead of where that is right now. i would just say a couple of things, carla. one, russia should negotiate in good faith. they have an opportunity here. an opportunity they have missed many, many times over the last month to end this war and to do it responsibly and to negotiate in good faith. so we hope that they'll do that. but the war could end today if mr. putin did the right thing and actually did withdraw all his forces from ukraine and respect ukrainian sovereignty. and again, as for what that settlement looks like, that's really between russia and ukraine. we wouldn't dictate the terms and we wouldn't p want to get ahead of that process. let me go back over here. david. >> as i understand military tactics, when you retreat you leave enough forces in place to co
does the pentagon find a proposal like that feasible? >> i think we're not going to get ahead of where ukraine and russia are on their discussions. this has got to be a negotiation between russia and ukraine and we're certainly not going to get in the middle of that or get ahead of where that is right now. i would just say a couple of things, carla. one, russia should negotiate in good faith. they have an opportunity here. an opportunity they have missed many, many times over the last...
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according to the pentagon, bombing began about 8:30 eastern time. the united arab emirates involved in the air strike campaign. we will have the latest on the air strikes next. >> the air strikes began about 8:30 p.m. syrian activist news agency posted this video that has not been confirmed, but perports air strikes over raqqa out of which isis has been operating. they use a mix of fighter, bomber and land attack missiles and have undertaken the military action according to the press secretary. a senior gulf diplomat said others are involved operationally in the air strikes. targets with the command and control, training sites and troop encampments. editor at large of the atlantic. this is the first wave of assault on isis. there will be blow back and significant money and lives cost ahead. not a one-way war. >> we have taken a bold step and pulled together a coalition to throw a lot of fire at isis a& will they take action and be activated. we don't know how the command and control is. whether they will be able to animate the return to fire or a lo
according to the pentagon, bombing began about 8:30 eastern time. the united arab emirates involved in the air strike campaign. we will have the latest on the air strikes next. >> the air strikes began about 8:30 p.m. syrian activist news agency posted this video that has not been confirmed, but perports air strikes over raqqa out of which isis has been operating. they use a mix of fighter, bomber and land attack missiles and have undertaken the military action according to the press...
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certainly we have the pentagon saying they'll take things seriously. you look at president trump and we've seen some evolution in his position on gun control. how do you suspect the white house will respond to this call for more compliance, many republicans have said they'd be in favor for more of. >> i think we'll hear sarah sanders say of course there should be compliance, of course we'll look into this. can i go back for a second. there's a reason why congress is not acting right now. it's called jerry mangerrymande. there's no political pressure -- you would have thought after las vegas, you would have thought after south carolina, you would have thought after all these mass gun shootings that congress would have rushed to some type of gun control. the reason why they did not do that is because there was no political pressure from the hard right in these gerrymandered districts for those members to do something. we're not going to see anything done from a congressional standpoint until members of congress flip over. >> congresswoman, i'd like you t
certainly we have the pentagon saying they'll take things seriously. you look at president trump and we've seen some evolution in his position on gun control. how do you suspect the white house will respond to this call for more compliance, many republicans have said they'd be in favor for more of. >> i think we'll hear sarah sanders say of course there should be compliance, of course we'll look into this. can i go back for a second. there's a reason why congress is not acting right now....
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why is the pentagon convinced this is a surveillance balloon? can you give us a little more on the status of the balloon? you said it's in the central u.s. what state? do you have any guidance for people as they see this balloon or trying to photograph it or maybe trying to interfere with it? >> sure. thanks. first of all, we are aware of the prc's statement. however, the fact is, we know that it's a surveillance balloon. i'm not going to be able to be more specific than that. we know that the balloon has violated u.s. airspace and international law, which is unacceptable. we conveyed this to the prc at multiple levels. in terms of specific locations, i'm not going go into specific locations other than to say it's moving eastward at this time. you had a follow-up? >> a quick follow-up on -- as people start to see the balloon, do you have guidance? should they not photograph, not interfere? >> it's assessed to be at 60,000 feet. well above the range of civilian air traffic or civilian air traffic would normally fly. there are cameras -- civilian
why is the pentagon convinced this is a surveillance balloon? can you give us a little more on the status of the balloon? you said it's in the central u.s. what state? do you have any guidance for people as they see this balloon or trying to photograph it or maybe trying to interfere with it? >> sure. thanks. first of all, we are aware of the prc's statement. however, the fact is, we know that it's a surveillance balloon. i'm not going to be able to be more specific than that. we know...
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the pentagon has yet to confirm that. the u.s. has been tracking the balloon since athletes tuesday, when president biden was first briefed about it. while biden was initially inclined to shoot it down, the pentagon rep recommended against doing so, saying that to doing so would cause significant debris that could cause civilian injuries or death on the ground. today, as a result, secretary of state antony blinken postponed his weekend trip to china. that trip was going to be the first trip in roughly five years by an american secretary of state. >> the presence of this surveillance balloon over the united states in our skies is a clear violation of our sovereignty, a clear violation of international law, and, clearly, unacceptable. job one is getting it out of our airspace. >> that is a reminder that this thing is still in american airspace, where officials say it could remain for several days. nbc news has learned tonight that the u.s. is taking precautionary measures to weaken the balloon surveillance capabilities, including th
the pentagon has yet to confirm that. the u.s. has been tracking the balloon since athletes tuesday, when president biden was first briefed about it. while biden was initially inclined to shoot it down, the pentagon rep recommended against doing so, saying that to doing so would cause significant debris that could cause civilian injuries or death on the ground. today, as a result, secretary of state antony blinken postponed his weekend trip to china. that trip was going to be the first trip in...
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why did the pentagon lie? >> 1:49 p.m. i received a frandic call from the capitol zach plesac informing me the security of the perimeter of the u.s. capitol was breached by hostile rioters. his voice cracking with emotion indicated there was an emergency and requested the immediate assistance of as many national guards men as i could muster. immediately after that call i alerted the u.s. army senior leadership of the request. the approval for the request would eventually come from the acting secretary of defense and relayed to me at 5:08 p.m. about 3 hours and 19 minutes later. i already had guardsmen on buses ready to move to the capitol. consequently at 5:20 p.m., less than 20 minutes, the district of columbia national guard arrived at the capitol. >> i imagine the scene. the whole country and world is seeing it on tv. you have the police line breached at this moment. you have smashed windows. you have insurrectionists going through the police lines. you are on the phones. everyone has seen this on tv. they are not immed
why did the pentagon lie? >> 1:49 p.m. i received a frandic call from the capitol zach plesac informing me the security of the perimeter of the u.s. capitol was breached by hostile rioters. his voice cracking with emotion indicated there was an emergency and requested the immediate assistance of as many national guards men as i could muster. immediately after that call i alerted the u.s. army senior leadership of the request. the approval for the request would eventually come from the...
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pentagon general john kirby said the pentagon is analyzing the d.c. request but no decisions have been made yet on whether to approve them. he said the u.s. capitol police in washington, d.c.'s homeland security asked for d.c. national guard personnel to provide support of traffic control points in and around the district, to help address potential challenges stemming from possible disruptions at key traffic arteries. law enforcement agencies have said they received reports independent of what you were talking about, truck drivers planning to block roads in major american cities including d.c. to protoast covid vaccines and mask mandates. they intend to follow the playbook of the canadian protesters that shut down the border crossings. the group called the people's convoy, promised a convoy of trucks in california and ended in washington, d.c. that group's website is down. and others remain concerned about potential protests. the capitol police said they're closing coordinating with d.c. police department. u.s. park police, the secret service and the
pentagon general john kirby said the pentagon is analyzing the d.c. request but no decisions have been made yet on whether to approve them. he said the u.s. capitol police in washington, d.c.'s homeland security asked for d.c. national guard personnel to provide support of traffic control points in and around the district, to help address potential challenges stemming from possible disruptions at key traffic arteries. law enforcement agencies have said they received reports independent of what...
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the pentagon has confirmed that a u.s. jet shot down the chinese spy balloon that was spotted floating over parts of the country this week. now the military shut the balloon down over the atlantic. off of the coast of the carolinas. this video that you are seeing right now, this is the video that appears to show the moment that the balloon was downed. a recovery effort is now
the pentagon has confirmed that a u.s. jet shot down the chinese spy balloon that was spotted floating over parts of the country this week. now the military shut the balloon down over the atlantic. off of the coast of the carolinas. this video that you are seeing right now, this is the video that appears to show the moment that the balloon was downed. a recovery effort is now
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the pentagon doesn't believe this, nor does the white house. the postponement of the visit here is a major setback considering the visit was supposed to help reset ties between the u.s. and china which was strained at best over virtually everything. trade, semiconductors, taiwan, human rights, russia, the list goes on. so this does pose an embarrassment for the chinese side considering this visit, which was the first by a secretary of state in nearly six years, came out of that summit between president biden and chinese president shee xi jinping, having the secretary of state talking with chinese officials as a chinese spy balloon is drifting across the united states, the optics were simply unacceptable, and it appears that the chinese side cannot dispute that. this was a violation of u.s. airspace in the eyes of u.s. officials. defense officials here, it should be noted, have so far said nothing. >> the u.s. air bases, the expanded military bases in the philippines, any reason to believe that this is a reaction to that, janis? >> reporter: the
the pentagon doesn't believe this, nor does the white house. the postponement of the visit here is a major setback considering the visit was supposed to help reset ties between the u.s. and china which was strained at best over virtually everything. trade, semiconductors, taiwan, human rights, russia, the list goes on. so this does pose an embarrassment for the chinese side considering this visit, which was the first by a secretary of state in nearly six years, came out of that summit between...
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i want to bring in courtney kube, she covers the pentagon. mike memoli, and james satisfy read he is, former officer and allied commander at nato. we know americans wanted to leave afghanistan, but they didn't want it to fall apart the way it did. your thoughts on what we're seeing now? >> first and foremost, strategically the president has made a choice and the military will execute it. but frankly, no one wanted these scenes. partly it is because we didn't anticipate the speed of the taliban response. we didn't anticipate the complete collapse of the afghan army. and frankly, stephanie, these scenes are so reminiscent for those of us old enough to remember saigon. that's what it looked like yesterday. what's important at this point is what happens next. if we can continue to secure the perimeter, which should be doable with 6,000 u.s. troops around an airport and if we can convince the taliban to continue to protect the perimeter on the other side, hopefully allowing people through, i think that's the big question, we could conceivably in t
i want to bring in courtney kube, she covers the pentagon. mike memoli, and james satisfy read he is, former officer and allied commander at nato. we know americans wanted to leave afghanistan, but they didn't want it to fall apart the way it did. your thoughts on what we're seeing now? >> first and foremost, strategically the president has made a choice and the military will execute it. but frankly, no one wanted these scenes. partly it is because we didn't anticipate the speed of the...
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they would never say war games here at the pentagon. they're always referring to them as military exercises. and the question here at the pentagon, really the urgent question is what counts as what the president is calling war games. to be forward deployed in korea means you're constantly training. down there at camp humphries, i was there a couple of months ago, they have a giant rail spur that goes to the back of the base. wh they have at? because they want to take tanks out all the time to go up to the ranges. they don't like to drive the tanks on the roads because they rip up the roads. there is constant training in south korea. so what qualifies as what the president says war games and wh here at the pentagon is required for not just lethality but readiness to make sure you don't have the aviation or sea mishaps that we've seen so many deaths in the last several months. >> evelyn, nobody likes paying for insurance. i don't. over the years it's massively expensive. i can't touch it, i can't feel it, it feels like it goes nowhere, bu
they would never say war games here at the pentagon. they're always referring to them as military exercises. and the question here at the pentagon, really the urgent question is what counts as what the president is calling war games. to be forward deployed in korea means you're constantly training. down there at camp humphries, i was there a couple of months ago, they have a giant rail spur that goes to the back of the base. wh they have at? because they want to take tanks out all the time to...
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he understand the budget and pentagon and how the pentagon works, a lot of joint command time. i think it's a remarkable appointment and will be well received by the national security arena. >> general mccaffrey, i want to read you something that joe biden wrote about his new nominee. i want you to talk about the importance of the relationship of the commander in chief and the person who runs the pentagon. this is from president-elect biden. why i chose lloyd austin as a second. in his more than 40 years in the united states army, austin met every challenge with extraordinary skill and profound personal decency. he is a true and tested soldier and leader. i've spent countless hours with him, in the field and in the white house situation room. i've sought his advices are seen his command and admired his calm and character. he is the definition of a patriot. and i guess my question is, it's a good reminder that has we kind of game out who's up and who's down in terms of these appointments, it's all about the incoming president's report a and -- rapport and relationship with the c
he understand the budget and pentagon and how the pentagon works, a lot of joint command time. i think it's a remarkable appointment and will be well received by the national security arena. >> general mccaffrey, i want to read you something that joe biden wrote about his new nominee. i want you to talk about the importance of the relationship of the commander in chief and the person who runs the pentagon. this is from president-elect biden. why i chose lloyd austin as a second. in his...
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now, neither the white house nor the pentagon would comment on that question. i think what we started to see today if you take all of these actions together, not only in afghanistan, syria, some of what's been happening in yemen, somalia, are the very small contours of a trump doctrine coming together, which is that he supports this type of robust action that some may think is also symbolic that might send a message to another country like north korea, which has engaged in provocations recently. of course, the white house watching north korea very closely, concerned about potentially a 6th nuclear test. so, i think that we're starting to see that come together. but to that point, did he actually authorize it, he never said yes, brian. and as you point out, the pentagon said he didn't need to give authorization to drop this bomb. >> jeremy, if nothing else, this bomb's other nickname could be the mother of all kmaz of subje -- all changes of subject. to pickup on kristen's point, if i asked you to define another purpose for this, let's just say the battle field
now, neither the white house nor the pentagon would comment on that question. i think what we started to see today if you take all of these actions together, not only in afghanistan, syria, some of what's been happening in yemen, somalia, are the very small contours of a trump doctrine coming together, which is that he supports this type of robust action that some may think is also symbolic that might send a message to another country like north korea, which has engaged in provocations...
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nbc's hans nichols joins us from the pentagon with that part of the story. hans, it's unusual to have this sort of military array right in the path of such a powerful storm. >> yeah, to what you're seeing at least from the navy side, they're trying to move ships out to sea. they sent out the orders. over 30 ships have been moved out. they've been sortied, in the official term, and want to move those to be a place where they'll be in position to help if recovery and rescue operations are needed. so they'll get out of the storm's way. you're seeing something similar happening with naval air assets over 100 air assets leaving the region. all throughout the government, you're seeing at least on the dod side, an effort to really be prepared. secretary mattis came down, talked to us on 9/11, a small group of reporters. here's what he had to say,ing. he said "even on a day as sacred as this, the pentagon continues to function. the biggest immediate threat to our people, four storms at one time." two storms out of the pacific, and of course the two in the atlantic t
nbc's hans nichols joins us from the pentagon with that part of the story. hans, it's unusual to have this sort of military array right in the path of such a powerful storm. >> yeah, to what you're seeing at least from the navy side, they're trying to move ships out to sea. they sent out the orders. over 30 ships have been moved out. they've been sortied, in the official term, and want to move those to be a place where they'll be in position to help if recovery and rescue operations are...
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how is the pentagon receiving all the? >> they've been expecting this, chris, for almost three weeks now. i was on the border, on the ukrainian border, and one of the weapons transfer sites. at the time, i interviewed troops on the ground. i interviewed people who were involved in the weapons transfers. we saw javelins being loaded from warplanes. and they kept asking people, why haven't the russians hit this yeah? and they expressed surprise that they haven't been hit yet. there was a lot of speculation as to why. i don't want to repeat a lot of it, because at this point in time, this was speculation. nobody knew exactly why the assumption at the time, and this was, a few days ago, appeared to be the russians were so bogged down and so busy in the eastern part of the country that they haven't been able to get around to targeting other sites. where weapons could be coming in. maybe that's about to change, but i think it is certainly a sign of -- i don't want to overstate things by saying ineptitude, but it's a sign of the
how is the pentagon receiving all the? >> they've been expecting this, chris, for almost three weeks now. i was on the border, on the ukrainian border, and one of the weapons transfer sites. at the time, i interviewed troops on the ground. i interviewed people who were involved in the weapons transfers. we saw javelins being loaded from warplanes. and they kept asking people, why haven't the russians hit this yeah? and they expressed surprise that they haven't been hit yet. there was a...
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walk us through what was the tipping point from the pentagon. because i did not hear a specific explanation as to what was the deteriorating situation. i heard it generally, but they didn't say why this step had to be taken now. >> yeah, that's right. and john kirby didn't want to point to one thing. he just spoke about deteriorating situation. but a defense person put it this way. they're isolating kabul, they have been successful, and that's what led to the decision today. they have been rolling through the country faster than expected. there's no surprise. as soon as the u.s. announced they were leaving there was this handover ceremony in july. u.s. assessments all said the taliban was going to begin taking territory. what has change second down how quickly they're doing it and as they are doing it they're beginning more and more momentum. they're gathering afghan military and police equipment as they go. they're gathering additional fighters, and the afghan military simply cannot stop them. we are seeing cases of the ark ndsf the afghan mili
walk us through what was the tipping point from the pentagon. because i did not hear a specific explanation as to what was the deteriorating situation. i heard it generally, but they didn't say why this step had to be taken now. >> yeah, that's right. and john kirby didn't want to point to one thing. he just spoke about deteriorating situation. but a defense person put it this way. they're isolating kabul, they have been successful, and that's what led to the decision today. they have...
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the pentagon's answer doesn't quite scratch that itch for ufo fans. why the story isn't over just yet. e story isn't over just yet. investment. worth is a partner to help share the load. wealth is saving a little extra. worth is knowing it's never too late to start - or too early. ♪ ♪ wealth helps you retire. worth is knowing why. ♪ ♪ principal. for all it's worth. age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16...
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pentagon correspondent hans nichols joins us now. hans, i'm sure you were listening to the discussion pete and i were having about the break groun and what exactly what wrong between the pentagon and law enforcement. how was this man able to buy guns even though he was not supposed to? >> katie, the short and unsatisfactory answer is they don't know and that's why they're doing a comprehensive review. we heard from secretary mattis here recently. he's in brussels. he's pledging to get to the bottom of this and if they find the problems how to correct it. specifically to the air force problem, excuse me, they don't know if this was an administrative error or some sort of systemic issue they need to address. what they do know is this data was not inputted into the federal database, the ncnis. that needed to happen. and it didn't happen. now, senator mccain on capitol hill addressed this very issue. >> the problem arose with the congress in sequestration which cut readiness, training, equipment and ability to defend the nation. it lies
pentagon correspondent hans nichols joins us now. hans, i'm sure you were listening to the discussion pete and i were having about the break groun and what exactly what wrong between the pentagon and law enforcement. how was this man able to buy guns even though he was not supposed to? >> katie, the short and unsatisfactory answer is they don't know and that's why they're doing a comprehensive review. we heard from secretary mattis here recently. he's in brussels. he's pledging to get to...
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>> reporter: yeah, so it dominated the pentagon briefing. that's for sure. one of the big questions that i've been asking is where is this balloon? we know as you mentioned it was spotted over billings, montana, the pentagon has acknowledged that. but yesterday when i was asking about it, no one would talk about the exact location. so we learned a little bit more about that from brigadier general pat rider, the pentagon spokesperson at the briefing. here's what he had to say. >> while we won't get into specifics in regards to the exact location, i can tell you that the balloon continues to move eastward and is currently over the center of the continental united states. again, we currently assess that the balloon does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground at this time and we'll continue to review -- excuse me, continue to monitor and review options. >> reporter: so why that's important is we know that it is still over the continental u.s., and in fact, it seems as if it's moved south and it's moving east, so it may actually be more
>> reporter: yeah, so it dominated the pentagon briefing. that's for sure. one of the big questions that i've been asking is where is this balloon? we know as you mentioned it was spotted over billings, montana, the pentagon has acknowledged that. but yesterday when i was asking about it, no one would talk about the exact location. so we learned a little bit more about that from brigadier general pat rider, the pentagon spokesperson at the briefing. here's what he had to say. >>...
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>> i'm not going to speak to the pentagon. i can tell you that the president doesn't regret the way that we handled the first balloon. first of all, apples and oranges here in terms of size. six, this was the size of a small car and it was over a very sparsely populated area, but also more critically it was over water. water space, when we ordered this down as we did the last one. a completely different size and the debris field for this we expect to be much much smaller than it would have been for the other one. that's difference one. difference two, we knew for a fact that the prc balloon that we shot down last week was, in fact, a surveillance asset. and capable of surveillance over sensitive sites, and it had self-propulsion, there's no indication this one did. the first was able to maneuver, loiter, slow down, speed up. it was purposeful inside the jet stream. >> reporter: that would suggest maybe over alaska too, though. >> the pentagon has spoken to this question about whether or not they should have or could have shot
>> i'm not going to speak to the pentagon. i can tell you that the president doesn't regret the way that we handled the first balloon. first of all, apples and oranges here in terms of size. six, this was the size of a small car and it was over a very sparsely populated area, but also more critically it was over water. water space, when we ordered this down as we did the last one. a completely different size and the debris field for this we expect to be much much smaller than it would...
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courtney kube at the pentagon, thank you. >>> let me bring in juan and the general. juan, i want to start with that specific issue. you know, it's interesting. we're talking about whether we'd work with the taliban to deal with isis-k, we worked with the iranians to deal with isis. there are times you work with somebody who is mostly an adversary if you do have something in common. that's been american foreign policy for decades, is it not? >> it is, chuck. i think in the counterterrorism world you sometimes do have strange bed fellows. but the taliban really hasn't cut its ties with al qaeda and connections with the network that are deep and enduring a rival to isis-k but ideologically aligned and you saw them grappling with this on the stage and the intelligence community is trying to grapple with what do we do next? what is the aftermath not only what is the nature of the taliban but how do we treat them now moving forward? designated terrorist group by law, by u.s., u.n. sanctions. so that has to be contended with. and you've got the realities on the ground that
courtney kube at the pentagon, thank you. >>> let me bring in juan and the general. juan, i want to start with that specific issue. you know, it's interesting. we're talking about whether we'd work with the taliban to deal with isis-k, we worked with the iranians to deal with isis. there are times you work with somebody who is mostly an adversary if you do have something in common. that's been american foreign policy for decades, is it not? >> it is, chuck. i think in the...
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>> hans nichols at the pentagon. we're going to let him go report and see what more we can find out about this, again, this volley of cruise missiles launched tonight from u.s. navy vessels onto land targets in and around the city of homs in syria. specifically aviation targets, we're told. that could change. airfields, aircraft on airfields and the like. kristen welker is at the white house tonight. kristen, what will we hear, if anything, from the building behind you or from the traveling white house in florida? >> reporter: i anticipate we will hear something from the traveling white house, brian. president trump, of course, meeting with the president of china this evening. the two had dinner. vice president mike pence, i can tell you, had been meeting with his staffers here inside the west wing. no word an specifically what those conversations have revolved around, but clearly the key topic of conversation here at the white house has been syria and trying to determine what those next steps will be and now, of cou
>> hans nichols at the pentagon. we're going to let him go report and see what more we can find out about this, again, this volley of cruise missiles launched tonight from u.s. navy vessels onto land targets in and around the city of homs in syria. specifically aviation targets, we're told. that could change. airfields, aircraft on airfields and the like. kristen welker is at the white house tonight. kristen, what will we hear, if anything, from the building behind you or from the...
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i was at the pentagon that day. that didn't go over well at all. he is already spending some of his political capital with the military. >> never underestimate the capacity of people who have power or who want power to rationalize what might seem as irrational behavior. every political leader. why is every ceo continuing to meet with him? they understand it's better to be in the room with him doing business than it is fighting him. uber made a different decision looks like this afternoon and they'll pull out of the ceo council. that's a rarity. most are trying to play ball. most politicians will whine but play ball. >> i want to table the second discussion here because that was a fascinating development that i think gets at what is happening outside of washington here and the anti-trump wing of the country. you guys are staying with us. >>> coming up, after a big loss in november, how do democrats move forward? i'll talk with former clinton campaign manager robby mook. >>> this sunday on "meet the press," i sit down with the vice president, mike pe
i was at the pentagon that day. that didn't go over well at all. he is already spending some of his political capital with the military. >> never underestimate the capacity of people who have power or who want power to rationalize what might seem as irrational behavior. every political leader. why is every ceo continuing to meet with him? they understand it's better to be in the room with him doing business than it is fighting him. uber made a different decision looks like this afternoon...
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and that is what we may hear more about from the pentagon in the next few minutes. a new assessment on the battlefield and a new warning to china not to help russia in this war. i'm hallie jackson in washington, and here with me is senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. matt bradley live in lviv. courtney cuby, correspondent garrett haque, and wilson center global fellow, and kelly, i'll start with you. you're going to run inside any minute to hear from the white house press service. i'm sure you will try to get more information on the potential that president biden may travel to europe in the midst of this crisis. >> reporter: where this stand right now, this is not an official announcement of a trip from the white house. so we make that distinction. but our team has been able to work sources who are familiar with some of the discussions and part of what is at play here is the idea of having the president go to europe where he could reinforce the kind of alliances he has been so much at the center of helping to build and reinforce with his partners in eu
and that is what we may hear more about from the pentagon in the next few minutes. a new assessment on the battlefield and a new warning to china not to help russia in this war. i'm hallie jackson in washington, and here with me is senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. matt bradley live in lviv. courtney cuby, correspondent garrett haque, and wilson center global fellow, and kelly, i'll start with you. you're going to run inside any minute to hear from the white house press service....
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clear this us for us. >> it is not a call by the pentagon. the lawyers here in the pentagon went to every possible length to figure out how to get around the law that shut the government down. and tried to work it into the pay the military now act and looked at every possible loophole and couldn't make it work. at least temporarily, the benefits will not be paid. it's $100,000 benefit, which is meant to cover the travel, burial and the like and it applies not only to service members killed in action, but any service member who dies. if a service member were to walk out of the pentagon today and get hit by a car, god forbid and get killed, they would be paid the same $100,000 benefit. now, of course because it's suspended. but once the government shutdown is lifted, pentagon officials say that the benefit will in fact be paid, that the $100,000 is being allocated as we speak for those who are killed in action or in accident or died naturally as a matter of fact. and then once the shutdown is over, those funds should be made immediately availab
clear this us for us. >> it is not a call by the pentagon. the lawyers here in the pentagon went to every possible length to figure out how to get around the law that shut the government down. and tried to work it into the pay the military now act and looked at every possible loophole and couldn't make it work. at least temporarily, the benefits will not be paid. it's $100,000 benefit, which is meant to cover the travel, burial and the like and it applies not only to service members...
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appreciate it. >>> the pentagon confirms u.s. cluster munitions are now in ukraine. that's less than a week after president baden prov president biden approves sending them. vladimir putin told a russian newspaper that he offered to let wagner forces keep fighting, but wagner chief, yevgeny prigozhin, said no. and pentagon says it does not appear wagner mercenaries are participating in any significant capacity of combat in ukraine. joining us now from kyiv is nbc's kelly cobiella. good to see you. you were just hearing air raid sirens. what's going on? >> reporter: yeah, jose, that's fairly common here. we hear them usually once a day at least. the post four days in a row russia has targeted ukraine with those iranian attack drones. three of those drones were targeted at the capital, kyiv. but usually in the later hours of the evening. last night, it was the south and the east that was targeted. the ukrainian military said they shot almost all of them out of the sky. intercepted almost all of those attack drones. one did manage to strike a utility plant in president
appreciate it. >>> the pentagon confirms u.s. cluster munitions are now in ukraine. that's less than a week after president baden prov president biden approves sending them. vladimir putin told a russian newspaper that he offered to let wagner forces keep fighting, but wagner chief, yevgeny prigozhin, said no. and pentagon says it does not appear wagner mercenaries are participating in any significant capacity of combat in ukraine. joining us now from kyiv is nbc's kelly cobiella. good...
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hans nichols is live at the pentagon. jeff benity is at the white house. we haven't seen president trump today but our understanding is that he has been on the phone talking to some of the leaders i just mentionedt from france and the united kingdom. >> that's right. we haven't seen the president today. we are told we won't see or hear from him directly apart from whatever he tweets. he did swe with emmanuel macron and prime minister theresa may. in readouts of the calls, the white house says all three leaders affirm that the joint air strikes were successful and necessary to deter the assad regime from any further use of chemical weapons. so here we have a president who is often criticized nato and america's european allies now acting in the more traditional role of an american president as the moral leader of the west. in this case, lining up against syria, against iran, and against russia. and the president, as you mentioned, declared mission accomplished on twitter following last night's strikes. what's interesting is that top administration officials
hans nichols is live at the pentagon. jeff benity is at the white house. we haven't seen president trump today but our understanding is that he has been on the phone talking to some of the leaders i just mentionedt from france and the united kingdom. >> that's right. we haven't seen the president today. we are told we won't see or hear from him directly apart from whatever he tweets. he did swe with emmanuel macron and prime minister theresa may. in readouts of the calls, the white house...
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the pentagon will keep faith. the military keeps faith with its troops when it comes to issues of their health care, families, anything to do with it. when you sign up, they've got your back. we reporters kept asking, are the troops going to get the boot? last year, it was reported this might happen. it was in the works to look into somehow pulling out this program that allowed for immigrants to sign up and, because they signed up, get fast-tracked to nationalization. it is a legacy program from the iraq and afghanistan wars, where there were a lotimmigrants. a lot of latin american ones. it is an american tradition. there have been foreign troops that served in u.s. armies since before the revolution. >> more than a tradition. what does it mean if they start getting rid of a lot of foreign-born troops, and what does it do for company morale? >> so, we have to be careful. the story only says about 40 troops. it is not talking about thousands. it is not talking about pulling, you know, people out of the troops. why
the pentagon will keep faith. the military keeps faith with its troops when it comes to issues of their health care, families, anything to do with it. when you sign up, they've got your back. we reporters kept asking, are the troops going to get the boot? last year, it was reported this might happen. it was in the works to look into somehow pulling out this program that allowed for immigrants to sign up and, because they signed up, get fast-tracked to nationalization. it is a legacy program...
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while never used in wartime, the pentagon has been authorized to use it. it works by basically removing the oxygen at the surface and lighting the surrounding air on fire. and at 30 feet long, 21,000 pounds, give or take, it causes a localized earthquake, as it did today in an isis area in eastern afghanistan. but, did the president authorize or sign off on its use? did he know about it beforehand? his answer to that question today was interesting. and note here he doesn't say yes. >> did you authorize it, sir? >> everybody knows exactly what happened. so and what i do is i authorize my military. we have the greatest military in the world and they have done a job, as usual. >> as the president has become acclimated with the weapons and the sizable u.s. arsenal, weapons like bombs and cruise missiles, he seems to have changed his opinion of the u.s. military, which he has taken to calling my military. yesterday in a fox business interview with maria bart romo he went on at some length about the syrian missile strike while still managing to work in a shot ag
while never used in wartime, the pentagon has been authorized to use it. it works by basically removing the oxygen at the surface and lighting the surrounding air on fire. and at 30 feet long, 21,000 pounds, give or take, it causes a localized earthquake, as it did today in an isis area in eastern afghanistan. but, did the president authorize or sign off on its use? did he know about it beforehand? his answer to that question today was interesting. and note here he doesn't say yes. >> did...
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have the pentagon come over and brief them. number four, work on our allies in the region to work together with us. number five, continue the effort well u.n. security counsel toll even increase those successes working off a couple of days ago. and number 6 at the end of the day all roads to pyongyang lead through beijing. >> right. >> we've got to put more pressure on china to help us solve this diplomatically. >> let's just talk militarily for a moment. the ability for north korea to wage conventional war on our allies in the south pacific exists already. particularly to hit pyongyang, to hit those 28,000 u.s. troops that are based in south carolina -- south korea. to hit japan. this concept of being able to hit the united states with a nuclear weapon, kim jong un has got to know that that will end in his destruction. so what is the escalation useful for for him, and what is the diplomacy that then can be used to counter that? >> yeah, basically we have three options here. one is a massive military strike or a subset of that,
have the pentagon come over and brief them. number four, work on our allies in the region to work together with us. number five, continue the effort well u.n. security counsel toll even increase those successes working off a couple of days ago. and number 6 at the end of the day all roads to pyongyang lead through beijing. >> right. >> we've got to put more pressure on china to help us solve this diplomatically. >> let's just talk militarily for a moment. the ability for north...
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military shot down what the pentagon is calling a quote, high altitude object, flying it 40,000 feet over american airspace in alaska. notably, officials aren't saying which country owns the object. they also aren't calling it a balloon, unlike the chinese spy balloon, the military shot down on sunday after it traversed and hovered over parts of the continental united states last week. we now know that the balloon is part of a chinese surveillance balloon fleet which had been observed in more than 40 countries across five continents. joining me now is pulitzer prize-winning pentagon correspondent for the new york spines, helene cooper, she is also in nbc news political analyst. helene, thank you so much for being here, the pentagon is not saying publicly the latest flying object was from china or that was even a balloon. so what do we actually know about this? what is your reporting telling you? >> good morning. i think that if you look at the strict definition of the phrase, we just had our first ever ufo shootdown briefing. you've got your pun, i'm done with it, i'm not going to do
military shot down what the pentagon is calling a quote, high altitude object, flying it 40,000 feet over american airspace in alaska. notably, officials aren't saying which country owns the object. they also aren't calling it a balloon, unlike the chinese spy balloon, the military shot down on sunday after it traversed and hovered over parts of the continental united states last week. we now know that the balloon is part of a chinese surveillance balloon fleet which had been observed in more...
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the departments of treasury and energy and the pentagon included. we do not know what they accessed and that fact had members of congress fuming after a classified briefing on the matter. >> we're very disturbed. we didn't get the investigation we wanted. we had a long conversation by phone. very difficult to hear. >> very disappointing. like pulling teeth. >> there's more in "the new york times" than there was in that room. >> once again, the president refuses to accept or condemn russia for doing this giving then coming harris/biden administration another mess to address in 32 days making that nearly impossible to do is trump's pentagon. acting defense secretary chris miller ordered a pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of president-elect biden shocking officials across the defense department. with me now malcolm nance, the expectati executive director and author of "the plot to betray america." and national political reporter josh letterman. josh, how's the white house reconciling pompeo's confirmation that russia is behirnds th
the departments of treasury and energy and the pentagon included. we do not know what they accessed and that fact had members of congress fuming after a classified briefing on the matter. >> we're very disturbed. we didn't get the investigation we wanted. we had a long conversation by phone. very difficult to hear. >> very disappointing. like pulling teeth. >> there's more in "the new york times" than there was in that room. >> once again, the president refuses...
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powell called the pentagon official with a bizarre request. her request was specific, urgent, highly sensitive. it was also completely insane. quote, cia director gina haspel has been hurt and taken into custody in germany, she told the official. you need to launch a special operations mission to go get her. the official had never before spoken with sydney powell and was shocked she had called him on his direct phone line in his office. it's a phone that only rang with calls from within the pentagon or from the white house. it was an unpublished number that somebody with access to the internal directory had to have given her. sydney powell went on to explain on the call that cia director gina haspel had been hurt while on a secret cia operation to seize a computer server from a company named scytal. s-c-y-t-l, scytl. the server, sydney powell claims, contained evidence that hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of votes had been switched using rigged voting machines. sydney powell believed that cia director gina haspel had embarked on this sec
powell called the pentagon official with a bizarre request. her request was specific, urgent, highly sensitive. it was also completely insane. quote, cia director gina haspel has been hurt and taken into custody in germany, she told the official. you need to launch a special operations mission to go get her. the official had never before spoken with sydney powell and was shocked she had called him on his direct phone line in his office. it's a phone that only rang with calls from within the...
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jim miklaszewski of course covers the pentagon for us. jim, what's your understanding of this session beyond the president's stated desire to come over to the pentagon, the department of defense, and show one team? >> well, u.s. military and defense officials, senior officials, tell us that don't expect anything new. there's nothing new on the table to talk about today, presumably. in fact, just last week in his appearance before the senate armed services committee, defense secretary ash carter, when asked do you have anything new in an effort to accelerate the coalition offensive against isis in iraq and syria, and his answer was if i had anything new, i would be doing it. so what they're going to do is get an update. it's a review of the bidding to see what else may be done. we do know there are small numbers of special operations forces now rotating in and out of syria, working with the kurds forces there primarily to improve the air strikes targeting of isis targets there in syria, but to better coordinate u.s. efforts with those on t
jim miklaszewski of course covers the pentagon for us. jim, what's your understanding of this session beyond the president's stated desire to come over to the pentagon, the department of defense, and show one team? >> well, u.s. military and defense officials, senior officials, tell us that don't expect anything new. there's nothing new on the table to talk about today, presumably. in fact, just last week in his appearance before the senate armed services committee, defense secretary ash...
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>> so the pentagon's future missile -- the name is prism. it's the tomahawk with a faster engine so it can loiter in the air longer and strike beyond the 500 kilometer perimeter. the worry -- from what the russians have or chinese is whether or not to put a nuclear weapon on that. and the fact is that the united states or nato wouldn't know if a fast flying cruise missile from russia is nuclear armed or not until frankly it hit so the response has to be about overwhelming missile retaliation that can hit their mobile launchers as they're known. and the u.s. is saying now we can live test these things we'll come up with the best missiles that we can and the most amount of them to deter russian -- the russians from using them. i think a bigger concern to be seen more than this test is what nato collectively is going to be able to do to prevent the russian army from not just, you know, an attack of flying these, but even positioning them or threatening to use them in the first place because the real worry is not using them against the united st
>> so the pentagon's future missile -- the name is prism. it's the tomahawk with a faster engine so it can loiter in the air longer and strike beyond the 500 kilometer perimeter. the worry -- from what the russians have or chinese is whether or not to put a nuclear weapon on that. and the fact is that the united states or nato wouldn't know if a fast flying cruise missile from russia is nuclear armed or not until frankly it hit so the response has to be about overwhelming missile...
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does the pentagon really not know, or are they just not saying. you have any reporting at all on where it came from? >> i do not have any reporting where came from and yesterday the pentagon and john kirby said that they still do not know who owns the aircraft. this object, even what it is. i think we'll just have to wait until they recover some of it from the bay area. >> ellen, are you surprised by that, the fact that they don't know more at this point? >> no, part of it is this object was smaller, and by some reports, it broke into some pieces when it landed on the ice and snow. the recovery efforts there are just much more challenging and difficult given the frigid temperatures and the ice. i'm going to wait and see what they say. >> i'm gonna move to you now, tracey. from an intelligence standpoint for which you have a lot of experience, what do you think the pentagon actually knows about this object? it could be different than what we are being told in the public realm. >> you know, they may have an idea about where the object came from, but
does the pentagon really not know, or are they just not saying. you have any reporting at all on where it came from? >> i do not have any reporting where came from and yesterday the pentagon and john kirby said that they still do not know who owns the aircraft. this object, even what it is. i think we'll just have to wait until they recover some of it from the bay area. >> ellen, are you surprised by that, the fact that they don't know more at this point? >> no, part of it is...
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and we now again don't have a pentagon chief. first of all how did this kind of vet fail? he had been previously been come rchlnfirmer or so ago for deputy pentagon chief. >> no question that the vetting process in the white house has broken down because the whole purpose of vetting is to insure that that kind of information is brought forward, brought to the attention of the president. if it works right, what happens is you avoid the problem of sending a nomination to the hill and then embarrassing both the president as well as that candidate. so it's pretty clear to me that since this was a criminal event in one instance, that the fbi surely must have had this information. they must have had the information the first time that pat shanahan came up as deputy and they surely had it this time. why they took so long, why the decision took so long is really something that indicates that the white house just doesn't have any kind of viable vetting process to make the decisions it has to make with regards to candidates for the highest offices in our country. >> now, the fbi als
and we now again don't have a pentagon chief. first of all how did this kind of vet fail? he had been previously been come rchlnfirmer or so ago for deputy pentagon chief. >> no question that the vetting process in the white house has broken down because the whole purpose of vetting is to insure that that kind of information is brought forward, brought to the attention of the president. if it works right, what happens is you avoid the problem of sending a nomination to the hill and then...
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we will play for you what the pentagon is saying. and the other big headline we're following, airlines begin to roll back mask mandates after a federal judge ruled that the biden administration had overstepped its authority. we'll get reaction in the white house, when deputy press secretary craig meagher joins us for a live interview. >>> good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this tuesday, april 19th. i'm jonathan lemire. officials in ukraine say russia has launched its anticipated offensive in the eastern donbas region. the ukrainian military says the new phase began when russian forces tried to break through its defenses along the entire front line, from kharkiv to the north, to donetsk in the south. but some military officials, both in ukraine, and in the west, say the ground is still being set. a ukrainian military official tells "the new york times" that the offensive will quote activate in the coming days. last week, the u.s. said russia wasn't quite ready to launch the new offensive, because of ongoing logistical pr
we will play for you what the pentagon is saying. and the other big headline we're following, airlines begin to roll back mask mandates after a federal judge ruled that the biden administration had overstepped its authority. we'll get reaction in the white house, when deputy press secretary craig meagher joins us for a live interview. >>> good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this tuesday, april 19th. i'm jonathan lemire. officials in ukraine say russia has...
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pentagon press secretary will hold a briefing at the pentagon this hour, and says american intelligence suggested the buildup of russian troops is only growing. >> just over the course of the weekend he added more force and capability to the border of ukraine and belarus and the maritime readiness he established in the black sea and elsewhere and in the med as well. this is a military that continues to grow stronger, and continues to grow more ready, and we believe he has a lot of capabilities and options available to him should he want to use military force. as we said, it could happen any day. i would go so far as to say we could see him move with little to no warning. >> again, a lot of fluid and a lot is changing right now. stay with us. president biden did speak with president zelensky yesterday, and president biden promising the u.s. and its allies would respond to any russian invasion swiftly and precisely, and those were president biden's words, and with what president president zelensky just announced, it's hard to believe that biden would travel there. also today, ukraine walk
pentagon press secretary will hold a briefing at the pentagon this hour, and says american intelligence suggested the buildup of russian troops is only growing. >> just over the course of the weekend he added more force and capability to the border of ukraine and belarus and the maritime readiness he established in the black sea and elsewhere and in the med as well. this is a military that continues to grow stronger, and continues to grow more ready, and we believe he has a lot of...
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any body in the pentagon and again, i am no expert in what's going on at the pentagon. obviously none of us are colin powell. anybody saw what happened that morning and now is hearing the pentagon saying nothing to see here and move along? we all know they're lying. we all know they're covering up. we need a tiktok. we need a second by second accounting of where the pentagon was and why they were dragging to their feet and why they let our capitol, why trump's leaders inside the pentagon and commander in chief hid himself, why did they let our capitol get ransacked and ravaged. the people's house defiled. we understand donald trump enjoyed the show. i am just curious what was happening inside the pentagon and you were reporting on the leading up to january 6th. jonathan lemire, i remember talking to you about the letter that dick cheney got with other secretaries of defenses to say watch out, it's coming with this guy. it became america watched the people's house desecrated. they did nothing. >> i'm siting at blocks from the u.s. capitol right now. it's hard to police c
any body in the pentagon and again, i am no expert in what's going on at the pentagon. obviously none of us are colin powell. anybody saw what happened that morning and now is hearing the pentagon saying nothing to see here and move along? we all know they're lying. we all know they're covering up. we need a tiktok. we need a second by second accounting of where the pentagon was and why they were dragging to their feet and why they let our capitol, why trump's leaders inside the pentagon and...
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but that's not necessarily pentagon spending. and i think we could really reuse some of those resources that are geared towards the pentagon and put them towards things like health care, education, housing that would help for americans today marks two weeks since activists in detroit launched a hunger strike in protest of saudi arabia's ongoing blockade in yemen. earlier this week you and other members of congress wrote to the president a letter urging him to take action on the war in that country. what would you like to see happen? >> again, i give the administration a lot of credit. they came out right off the bat and said the u.s. would not be involved with anything in the war with yemen. they are looking at selling arms to saudi arabia. they are delisting hauty as a terrorist group as donald trump did. one thing that has been lacking is protecting the main port where most of the food and gasoline come in. because it is so restricted we are back to having starvation conditions in yemen. this is the biggest humanitarian crisis
but that's not necessarily pentagon spending. and i think we could really reuse some of those resources that are geared towards the pentagon and put them towards things like health care, education, housing that would help for americans today marks two weeks since activists in detroit launched a hunger strike in protest of saudi arabia's ongoing blockade in yemen. earlier this week you and other members of congress wrote to the president a letter urging him to take action on the war in that...